David Potts (TV personality)

Potts was born on 5 May 1993 in Bolton, Greater Manchester.^[1][2] In 2016, Potts joined the cast of the ITV2 reality television series Ibiza Weekender.^[3] He joined during the show's fifth series as assistant head rep, alongside Ellie Young. He later returned and became head rep from the sixth series onwards.^[4] In February 2019, Potts appeared in a celebrity episode of Dinner Date, where he went on dates with three different men.^[5] The following week he began appearing on the sixth series of the E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating.^[6][7]

In September 2019, Potts was a contestant on the second series of the 5Star farming reality series, Celebs on the Farm in which he finished as the runner-up.^[8] In July 2020, Potts competed in the first series of Celebrity Karaoke Club on ITV2. He finished as the runner-up, losing out to Scarlett Moffatt.^[9][10] In October 2021, Potts was a contestant on Celebrity Ghost Trip, the Halloween spin-off of Celebrity Coach Trip, alongside his Ibiza Weekender co-star, Callum Izzard.^[11][12] They reached the final day and finished in fourth place. In 2022, he appeared as a contestant on the ITV2 reality series Apocalypse Wow.^[13]

Potts has also made several guest appearances on shows such as CelebAbility, Hey Tracey!, Home Alone with Joel Dommett and also hosted the spin-off episode of The Cabins on ITV2.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} In March 2024, Potts was a housemate on the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother. After 19 days, he was voted as the winner of the series.^[19] In September 2025, Potts was announced to appear in the seventh series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a special celebrity guest during a makeover challenge (episode "The Hun Makeover").^[20]